Silver Aglet

Most 17th-century clothing was heavily laced, and a
metal aglet would have been fastened to the ends of laces
to enable easy threading. A modern corollary for this
object is the plastic tip that is fitted on the ends of
shoelaces and that serves to keep the lace ends from
fraying.

Hundreds of aglets have been excavated from James
Fort. All but this silver one, excavated from Pit 3, are
copper alloy. This 38 mm long aglet is decorated with
stars in a scale pattern.